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Learned that lesson a bit too late for that. But yea, these days I never use natural keys.
by magicalhippo 2y ago
Learned that lesson a bit too late for that.
But yea, these days I never use natural keys.
- marcosdumay 2y agoI really hate that the educational literature says it's an option. Yet everybody knows it's something you should never do, no exceptions.
- mycall 2y agoMaintaining old databases is one reason to use natural keys. There are a lot of them in the wild.
- marcosdumay 2y agoIt's not a valid reason for adding more of them. It's only a reason to be stuck inheriting some.